monument associated with ste ##la 43 . the ste ##la @ - @ altar pair is centrally located at the base of the stairway of temple iv . at ti ##kal , beams of sap ##od ##illa wood were placed as lin ##tel ##s spanning the inner doorway ##s of temples . these are the most elaborate ##ly carved wooden lin ##tel ##s to have survived anywhere in the maya region . lin ##tel 3 from temple iv was taken to basel in switzerland in the 19th century . it was in almost perfect condition and depicts yi ##k ' in chan k ' aw ##ii ##l seated on a pal ##an ##quin . ste ##la ##e are carved stone shafts , often sculpted with figures and hi
monument associated with stela 43. the stela @ - @ altar pair is centrally located at the base of the stairway of temple iv. at tikal, beams of sapodilla wood were placed as lintels spanning the inner doorways of temples. these are the most elaborately carved wooden lintels to have survived anywhere in the maya region. lintel 3 from temple iv was taken to basel in switzerland in the 19th century. it was in almost perfect condition and depicts yik'in chan k'awiil seated on a palanquin. stelae are carved stone shafts, often sculpted with figures and hi